Exercises with groin injury?

time656
time656 Posts: 3 Member
edited November 26 in Fitness and Exercise
So I recently suffered acute hip tendinitis and a slightly torn groin while practicing taekwondo. I was forced to take time off to let it heal but developed Achilles tendinitis compensating for the injury so I required more time off. Both the hip and Achilles tendinitis have cleared up but my groin is still bothering me. I obviously cannot go back to taekwondo yet but I need to get back to exercising. Whenever I try playing even 5 minutes of soccer, basketball, or other sports my groin gets sore. I'm looking for suggestions of exercises I could try to get my heart rate up without putting strain on my groin. Any and all suggestions are welcome! Thanks in advance.

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  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,208 Member
    Boxing? There are some shadowboxing workouts on youtube.

    Battle rope, medicine ball, and kettlebell exercises might work, if you have that equipment.

    You should be able to do a lot of strength training exercises, including deadlifts. Do you even lift? :+1:
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    Stationary bike? Rowing?
  • Rose18l
    Rose18l Posts: 147 Member
    Had a groin issue earlier this year. Wasn't allowed to do any cardio or leg work. So I ran a upper body lifting program. Depending on what muscles cause the groin injury, exercise will make it worse. Best to sit this one out and see a physical therapist
  • Azdak
    Azdak Posts: 8,281 Member
    Groin injuries are nothing to mess with. There is a reason why Pro athletes who suffer them can be laid up for weeks.

    I haven’t read this entire article, but it comes from someone I trust. Might be helpful.

    http://tonygentilcore.com/2017/06/train-around-groin-strain/
  • spiriteagle99
    spiriteagle99 Posts: 3,745 Member
    When I had my pelvic stress fracture, my doctor told me I could do stationary bike or pool running. Nothing else. Most especially nothing that was weight bearing.
  • time656
    time656 Posts: 3 Member
    Thanks for the replies everyone! I got the flu not too long after posting this (I work in an elementary school as does my girlfriend so A LOT of bugs run through our house) so I wasn't really up to replying. Anyways, I tried a few suggestions and everything aside from walking my dog seems to annoy the injury. I tried some light stretching, and that sucked... Tried my elliptical machine, that wasn't a good idea either. I did do some upper body weights and it was ok but, it's so boring and doesn't get my heart rate up enough for my liking... I've been sitting out for almost 3 months and it's starting to get to me mentally and physically! Anyways, I'm done whinging and thanks again for offering up some ideas!
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